Comment: As I was
contemplating on Thursday to back away from doing a daily devotional, two more
people (longtime friends) will to be added to the email list. This seems to
happen whenever the thought of stopping occurs in my mind, and I take this to
mean that the LORD is prompting me to continue. Devotional moments to draw
close to the LORD are personal for each of us, so it is my prayer and hope that
whatever I have to say or write about will spur you on for further study and
personal meditation. We are God’s children; the apostle John shares with us a manner
of love that the Father has placed on us through His Son, we ought to seek to
understand daily His Love, Love that cannot be understood by the world around
us. 1 John 2:28 through 1 John 3:2, but notice 1 John 3:3 – EVERYONE who has
this hope in HIM, purifies himself, just as HE is pure.
Devotional: Colossians 4:2-6 – Daily we ought to pray, do
we? Or do we allow the circumstances of life to overcome our time of prayer. I am
easily distracted of vigilance; if I bow my head to pray I am bombarded with
details and circumstances that seek to destroy my time of meditation. Prayer
ought not be hard work, but for some of us it is. Might it be because we do not
have a heart of ‘thanksgiving’? Could our prayer time be selfishly selective? That
is only praying for our concerns, rather than those that involve the whole counsel
of God and of the congregation!
Do we in our prayer moments
have anything to do with keeping the door shut to the people outside the ‘camp’
who may be seeking to hear the mystery of Christ. The Word of the gospel of
Christ is hidden from the world, it is our prayer for those friends and
relatives that will open the door and reveal this truth. Yes, we ought to be
witnesses of the gospel, but if our communication with the LORD is faulty, what
makes us think that our communication with the unsaved will be any better! The
apostle Paul was physically chained, yet and because of prayer to God, he
was free to speak the word of truth. Why? Because the church willingly prayed for him.
We are to walk in wisdom, moment by moment. Purchasing time to walk this way does not come with
placing a monetary amount in the offering box on Sunday. We are to “redeem”
the time through prayer and our Father will grant us, via the Holy Spirit, words of
His Wisdom to those outside. ALWAYS allow your speech to be with grace and seasoned
with “SALT”. What does this mean? Fully bath (baptize or immerse) your
conversation of the grace of God with prayer and the Holy Spirit will help you
(see John 14:12-18.).
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